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Nursing Student Background Check

All students in the ADN Program must submit to a criminal background check as a prerequisite
for clinical practice. Students who fail to submit to a background check or to allow
the College access to the report will be ineligible for clinical placement and unable
to achieve the objectives of nursing course work. Those who do not pass the background
check are afforded the opportunity to explain the circumstances surrounding the situation,
but if the student is ineligible for clinical placement he/she will be given the opportunity
to withdraw from the Program.

Situations in which a person does not have a satisfactory background check will be
reviewed by the Assistant Dean for Nursing on a case-by-case basis. Convictions involving
the following crimes, but not limited to these crimes may serve to disqualify a person
from participating in required clinical learning experiences.

Any felony, whether listed below or not

Crimes involving drugs, including but not limited to unlawful possession or distribution

Crimes of physical violence to include any type of abuse (child, spousal, or of the
elderly), abduction such as kidnapping, manslaughter, murder, robbery, sexual crimes,
possession of a restricted fire arm or any related weapons offenses, assault and battery

Conviction of a misdemeanor related to abuse, neglect or exploitation

All background checks must be done by CastleBranch.The cost of the background check
will be borne by the student.